David Young – Coldwell Banker

I have dealt with a wide range of characters in my 25 plus years in the start-​up and new venture business in Silicon Valley and around the world. Long term stability, continuity of service, and impeccable standards ALWAYS leads to superior outcomes, regardless of business. There is a reason David Young has been ranked as one of the ‘best of the best’, including by the WSJ, year after year. David’s introduction to and training in sales early in his career while at IBM further distinguishes him from others I the business. When my family has a residential purchase or sale transaction to conduct, one phone call to DY and a hand shake is all it takes. Thank you David.

David Young was a life saver for me and my wife. We had the unpleasant task of selling my mother’s house in Saratoga after she passed away. Her house was an hour away from where we lived and was full of furniture, clothes, and personal effects. We had a relatively narrow window of time to get the house sold, so we hired a local broker and set about going through the mountain of personal belongings in her 3500 square foot home. After five or six weekends of working to clear and prep the house, it became apparent that our progress was painfully slow and more difficult than we expected. We were overwhelmed and our window of opportunity was evaporating. All the while our broker twiddled his thumbs and waited.

On a recommendation from a friend, I contacted David and explained our situation. Despite the fact that Saratoga might be geographically outside his normal area on the peninsula, he met us at the house right away. He informed us that he had the team and the know how to take care of everything including the contents of the house and get it on the market quickly. What a relief to walk away. We fired our existing broker and handed it over to David.

The pace of transformation was remarkable. He immediately had the property inspected and sent contractors to make minor repairs. A team came out to separate and categorize the furniture and other items remaining in the house. Some was donated to charity, some was thrown out, and he organized an estate sale to take place at the house. He provided us with records and proceeds, and had the house staged. Within a little more than two weeks of hiring David, we were entertaining multiple offers and closing the deal to sell the house. And of course, we were patting ourselves on the back for our decision to list the house with David Young.

David just helped my husband and I buy our dream house in San Carlos! He’s extremely experienced and knowledgeable, especially with regards to the San Carlos area, which is why we sought him out. He had helped our friends buy their home a couple years previously and they highly recommended him. My husband and I were new to the market, neither of us having purchased a house before, but David taught us the basics and made us feel comfortable. We really enjoyed our experience working with David — he was so patient and walked us through all the details of the house we wanted to buy. He knew EVERYTHING about how the house was built. On top of that, he has such a positive, outgoing personality, it really made the process fun. We’re so glad that that we used David to buy our home!

We bought our home in San Carlos two summers ago with David’s help. We had some time pressure as we needed to move out of our rental home fairly quickly, and time pressure is not something that’s easy to deal with in the current housing market! David was wonderful to work with — he helped us find a great home in our price range and helped us through every step of the buying process. He made things go as smoothly as possible. We would definitely work with him again.

David helped us sell our house in San Carlos and had the highest professionalism as well as a truly SOLID knowledge of the real estate market. We should know because we had numerous challenges with our home (one-​way street, steep driveway, two sets of stairs to the front door, more). He helped set the right price, navigate the offer process every step of the way, and help us move to the next chapter in home ownership.
Needless to say, given our experience with David, we also became a client in the purchase of our very next home. And then the home after that! Both of these homes were in San Mateo which is another market David is very proficient in.
We would highly recommend working with David in your next real estate transaction, whether selling or buying!

David has been an invaluable resource for my family … He got us IN to San Carlos in our first house and then shepherded us as we moved up within the San Carlos market. NO ONE knows the San Carlos market like David Young.

David Young is a great agent to work with. He is very knowledgeable about the market at any given time. He is very clear about the strategy and expectations, whether you are buying or selling. Everything is done in an honest and timely manner and David is always available to you for guidance and your questions. He has an extensive network of contractors, sub-​contractors, insurance agents, landscapers or anyone else you may need.
My husband and I have bought and sold 7 homes with him, over the past 25 years, while my parents and sister have each bought and sold 3. Needless to say, we have been thrilled with the outcome every time. You can’t go wrong with David Young.

David is one of the few great realtors out there. We worked with him to buy a home in belmont and it was a fantastic experience. First off, he’s a strong negotiator and truly understands the crazy market in the peninsula. Second, he knows the majority of the realtors in the area and that made the process really smooth. If you’re tired of getting outbid you should definitely work with David; he can get the job done. Once we were done with the purchase David went well above and beyond: he worked with us to help design our remodel and introduced us to people that can do the work.
Beyond the buying and selling, he has quite a passion for remodeling and home design. You can get an idea from reading his blog posts but he is really good at making the most out of any space. He has built a really strong network of contractors over the years that can do just about any type of work you can imagine.

Success in purchasing a home in today’s crazy housing market is unequivically linked to how wisely you choose your real estate agent. My husband and I became painfully aware of this through the unfortuante experience of losing out on home after home with the agent we were using. As it turned out, several of the homes we lost out on were to buyers that were represented by an agent named David Young. It didn’t take us long to realize that if we hired David we could get out of the housing rat race and actually start living in and enjoying «our» new home. Once we acted on that decision we found ourselves to be the happy owners of the very next house we put an offer on!
Since that time we engaged David for the sale of that home and for the purchase a new home in the extremely competitive Edgewood Park area of Redwood City. Without a doubt David’s solid negotiating skills accompanied by his years of experience in real estate were essential for the success of both transactions as we most certainly wouldn’t have accomplished this seamless transition without his expertise. David is truly gifted when it comes
to developing and executing a strategic plan for winning in the housing market, whether we are buying or selling, David will always have our business.

We recently sold our home in San Mateo with David Young as our listing agent. We wanted to maximize our profits and we knew that working with someone who knew the area and had an eye for detail would be the way to go, so we went to one of the most acclaimed agents in the area.
We followed David’s advice on preparing the home for sale, which included the changing out of an old garage door to improve our «Curb Appeal».
We couldn’t be happier, the finished product was exceptional and David delivered results that exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend David to anyone thinking of selling their home. Very well done.

My wife and I were extremely pleased with David Young’s work in selling our home. He went the extra mile in getting to know us and understanding our needs. He certainly exceeded our expectations in both service and selling price. He has a good sense for improvements and the housing market. His confidence, expertise, and work ethic made an otherwise stressful process effortless and painless. I recommend David Young without reservation and with great enthusiasm.

David has redefined the agent business. He not only did a tremendous job helping us find a house but worked with us after closing to make it our home. I have worked with a number of agents over the years and none come close to David. He is not only our agent but now also our friend. If you are in the market, don’t work with anyone else. Work with the best.

In today’s housing market, especially within the Bay Area, it is extremely important to work with a realtor that has all of the following qualities:
1. Extensive industry experience
2. Patience
3. Responsiveness
4. Is always mindful of the client’s best interest.
David is all of the above PLUS more. His tenure in the industry has given him invaluable experience in various market cycles — which helps with advising clients on how to be competitive while staying within reasonable means. As a professional and a leader in the real estate industry, he stands by his clients through thick and thin and truly cares for their well-​being. He is realistic, all the while keeping a great sense of humor. David works relentlessly to help his clients achieve their ultimate goal of finding a home.
Thank you David for helping us secure our home. You truly are the best!

We found David by doing online research and were impressed by his consistent 5 star ratings. We knew we wanted to be in San Carlos and decided to go with the top rated Realtor in San Carlos. From the beginning, David was extremely responsive, patient with all of our questions and flexible on meeting times.
We heard from many people that it can take a year or more to buy a house in the bay area. David helped us find a place in 3 weeks! He kept a constant pulse on the market in our price range & kept us in the loop on all opportunities. He thoroughly understood what we were looking for and found us a house that totally met our needs.
Now that we have closed on the house, David has continued to work with us to help us fix up the house to make it our own. We couldn’t have done it without David, highly recommend him!

I HIGHLY recommend David Young.
He is without a doubt the best Realtor, for San Carlos and the surrounding cities!
His decades of real estate expertise and skill to negotiate and close a deal, made our San Carlos house sell exceeding all our expectations.
We followed all his recommendations for preparing and staging the house, pricing the house, and looking over offers.
Believe me David Young is the realtor to use!

When you choose David Young you can feel confident that you are working with a consummate professional with a heart of gold!
From the first time we met him we knew that he was the one we wanted to work with. He treated us as good friends and our home like it was his very own. We felt completely comfortable and trusted in his expertise. David was always there for our family and helped us through every step of the process.
David is extremely knowledgeable about the real estate market and has an amazing way of adding value to one’s home. We admire and thank him for his incredibly artistic vision, exceptional talent and skills, and attention to detail that he put into everything. It was so exciting to see his vision become a reality — absolutely unbelievable!
He has an outstanding team and his resources are extraordinary. We especially loved the beautifully artistic and elegant staging done by Marissa Designs. Our home was transformed into such an exquisite model home both inside and out. It sold in record time and far above the asking. We couldn’t be happier!
David genuinely cares and is gifted at what he does and it shows. We feel so blessed and are grateful to have met him and would highly recommend anyone who is interested in buying or selling their home to reach out to him. It will definitely be a memorable experience!
Many thanks — P & K & Family

We feel that David Young is a one-​of-​a-​kind realtor. We were looking for a house in San Carlos, and learned that the housing market in this area was extremely competitive due to great school district. While working with our previous realtor, we found ourselves outbid 4 times in this area over 1-​year period. We wanted our son to start his kindergarten year in a San Carlos School in September. We were so frustrated. Then, we turned our hope to the top agent in San Carlos — David Young. We met David in his office on June 13, and felt great rapport with him. David found a great house for us, and secured an accepted offer only 5 days later, in large part because of his great negotiation skills. Wow! Our yearlong home search was ended 5 days after we met David Young.
If you are looking for a house in San Carlos, we highly recommend your giving David Young a call. He did not put us on an auto-​search mailing list like most realtors do. He only showed us a couple of listings that fit our criteria and saved us a lot of time. Our whole family cannot thank him enough.
J and K

David Young I have to say takes the stress out of selling and buying a house. He is über intelligent in marketing and negotiating, uses strategy to get my real state goals accomplished, and makes me feel at ease during the whole process! I can go as far to say he makes buying and selling a fun experience. Have used David for 5 transactions and I won’t use anyone else. He himself makes the difference. Used another realtor before him and my house sat on the market for 5 months with no real strategy put forth by the agent. Then I contacted David and he staged the house for me, put a marketing and pricing strategy in place, and got that house sold in a month! I trust him and won’t do another real estate transaction without him.

One of Bay Area’s most accomplished luxury real estate experts, David Young is in a class by himself.
We became acquainted with David while being buyers in a transaction where he was representing the seller, and we dreamed of having the same stellar representation one day.
The day arrived when we asked David to represent us as sellers, and we are so happy we did!
David has great real estate marketing skills, unmatched ability to negotiate the most favorable deals for his clients, and, just as importantly, has an unwavering dedication to raising the bar when it comes to personalized service.
Backed by the incomparable resources that set him apart from any competitors (fantastic staging services by Marissa design etc), David promises his clients not only the seasoned expertise that’s synonymous with his name, but the critical support of a brokerage that really and truly understands the elements that make a successful real estate transaction at the luxury level.
Focused primarily on delivering outstanding service that’s memorable and rewarding, David will represent YOU like no other real estate agent could.
We highly endorse and recommend his real estate services.
C and M

David Young is one of the best realtors in the Bay Area! but He takes selling a home to a higher standard. He is a realtor with a designer’s eye. His advice on preparing our home was spot on as is his attention to detail.
His knowledge of the industry is apparent in every phase of the home selling process. David’s «bedside manner» kept me calm in the storm that selling a home can be. I think that his ability to deal with all sorts of different personalities sets him apart and he is a true professional with a caring heart!
I highly recommend David Young for your next real estate transaction!